Word: arounders
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...renown for fast-paced action and dynamic treatment of movement (the characteristic "motion lines" that accompany every punch and kick). As for the really big eyes? One theory postulates that the over-exaggerated eyes of anime characters are a way of turning the "slanty-eyed" stereotype of Asians around to caricature Americans. In any case, it's all in good...
...exactly the type of story you'd expect to see Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny hopping around...
...road to our cultural consciousness was not a quick one for Japanese animation. Only a few years ago, the availability of anime in America was rather limited; die-hard fans who wanted to get their hands on the latest imports had to dig around for them, in obscure video stores or at science-fiction conventions. As interest spread, however, so did availability...
...parents. These men and women are struggling to make ends meet in a society that continues to dismantle basic guarantees of justice and decency even as the rich and the poor grow increasingly unrecognizable to each other. At Harvard, where words like "diversity," "equality" and "civility" are tossed around as effortlessly as major gift contributions, why do class distinctions so often harden along lines of color and language...
...embraces him with its grandma's kitchen-like intimacy, achieved through glowing white walls muted with warm lights and dotted with cabinets grandma would love. The service area also avoids the typically antiseptic flavor of the serving area by refraining serving food on warmed platters that students can gather around like a family sharing in a buffet-style dinner...